20 Movies Starring Louis Koo

Bullets Over Summer

Bullets Over Summer

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-08-05

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

92 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (459 Reviews)

Director:

Wilson Yip

Cast:

Writer:

Ben Cheung

Matt Chow

Wilson Yip

Fullplot:

Plainclothes policemen Brian and Mike use an elderly woman's apartment for surveillance, hoping to catch a fugitive gangster. They develop a warm relationship with their hostess, whom they call "granny." Meanwhile, each man develops a romantic relationship: Brian with a strange wandering teenage girl, and Mike with a pregnant woman at the dry cleaning shop. When the gangster returns to his flat, Brian and Mike are forced into an explosive confrontation.

Throw Down

Throw Down

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-07-08

Languages:

Cantonese, English, Japanese

Countries:

Hong Kong, China

Runtime:

95 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (995 Reviews)

Director:

Johnnie To

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Nai-Hoi Yau

Tin-Shing Yip

Kin-Yee Au

Fullplot:

A former judo champion quits the tournament cirucit and runs a nightclub. However, when a new challenger appears as well as an old rival and a judo master in need of reviving his school, the young man must go back in training and prepare for the ultimate challenge.

Election

Election

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-10-20

Languages:

Cantonese, Mandarin, English

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (7133 Reviews)

Director:

Johnnie To

Cast:

Writer:

Nai-Hoi Yau

Tin-Shing Yip

Fullplot:

Rival gang leaders are locked in a struggle to become the new chairman of Hong Kong's Triad society.

Dragon Tiger Gate

Dragon Tiger Gate

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-07-28

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong, China

Runtime:

94 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (5050 Reviews)

Director:

Wilson Yip

Genres:

ActionDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Yuk Long Wong (comic series Dragon and the Tiger Heroes)

Edmond Wong (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Three young martial arts masters emerge from the back streets of Hong Kong to help the powerless fight injustice.

Robin-B-Hood

Robin-B-Hood

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-09-29

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

136 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (8211 Reviews)

Director:

Benny Chan

Cast:

Writer:

Jackie Chan

Benny Chan

Alan Yuen

Alan Yuen (story)

Fullplot:

For never-do-well compulsive gambler Fong, there's only one thing more fearsome than debtors at his doorstep - having to coax a crying baby. But what if the baby becomes his golden goose to fend off his debtors? Can he overcome his phobia of diapers, milk bottles, and cloying lullabies?

Triad Election

Triad Election

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-04-27

Languages:

Mandarin, Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (4216 Reviews)

Director:

Johnnie To

Cast:

Writer:

Nai-Hoi Yau

Tin-Shing Yip

Fullplot:

As election time nears, current Triad chairman Lok (Yam) faces competition from his godsons. At the same time, Jimmy (Koo) looks to increase his business relations with mainland China.

Protègè

Protègè

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-02-13

Languages:

Cantonese, English, Thai

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (3817 Reviews)

Director:

Tung-Shing Yee

Cast:

Writer:

Tung-Shing Yee

Man Hong Lung (additional writing)

Sun Go (additional writing)

Fullplot:

A special agent has for 8 years been deep undercover in Asia's lucrative organized crime trade as he plays protègè to one of the key players, Banker. Nick now has but he has started to feel loyalty to his new environment, and to the money.

Triangle

Triangle

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-10-01

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

China, Hong Kong

Runtime:

93 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (1422 Reviews)

Genres:

Action

Cast:

Writer:

Sharon Chung

Kenny Kan

Nai-Hoi Yau

Kin-Yee Au

Tin-Shing Yip

Fullplot:

Told in three 30-minute segments, three friends seek out the buried treasure of a mysterious stranger.

Flash Point

Flash Point

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-07-26

Languages:

Cantonese, English, Vietnamese

Countries:

Hong Kong, China

Runtime:

88 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (9713 Reviews)

Director:

Wilson Yip

Genres:

Action

Cast:

Writer:

Kam-Yuen Szeto

Lik-Kei Tang

Fullplot:

Ma Jun, a cop known for dispensing justice during arrests, teams with Hua Sheng, who's undercover, to try to bring down three merciless Vietnamese brothers running a smuggling ring in the months before the mainland's takeover of Hong Kong. The eldest, Xian Wei Cha (called Zah), is arrested in an operation that exposes Sheng and almost gets him killed. His girlfriend, Qiu Di, who's been unaware of Sheng's profession, wants to see him quit. Jun pursues the gang tirelessly, sometimes ignoring police protocols. Zah's trial approaches, witnesses are in danger, and a showdown is inevitable.

Flash Point

Flash Point

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-07-26

Languages:

Cantonese, English, Vietnamese

Countries:

Hong Kong, China

Runtime:

88 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (9708 Reviews)

Director:

Wilson Yip

Genres:

Action

Cast:

Writer:

Kam-Yuen Szeto

Lik-Kei Tang

Fullplot:

Ma Jun, a cop known for dispensing justice during arrests, teams with Hua Sheng, who's undercover, to try to bring down three merciless Vietnamese brothers running a smuggling ring in the months before the mainland's takeover of Hong Kong. The eldest, Xian Wei Cha (called Zah), is arrested in an operation that exposes Sheng and almost gets him killed. His girlfriend, Qiu Di, who's been unaware of Sheng's profession, wants to see him quit. Jun pursues the gang tirelessly, sometimes ignoring police protocols. Zah's trial approaches, witnesses are in danger, and a showdown is inevitable.

Connected

Connected

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-09-25

Languages:

Cantonese, Mandarin, English

Countries:

China, Hong Kong

Runtime:

110 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (1438 Reviews)

Director:

Benny Chan

Genres:

Action

Cast:

Writer:

Alan Yuen (screenplay)

Benny Chan (screenplay)

Bing Xu (screenplay)

Larry Cohen (original story)

Chris Morgan

Fullplot:

A man receives a distressing phone call from a woman who has been kidnapped.

Accident

Accident

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-09-24

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

89 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (2154 Reviews)

Director:

Pou-Soi Cheang

Genres:

Thriller

Cast:

Writer:

Kam-Yuen Szeto (screenplay)

Lik-Kei Tang (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A troubled assassin, who works by orchestrating "accidents", suspects that an accident that happens to his team is not an accident at all.

Overheard

Overheard

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-07-24

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong, Singapore, China

Runtime:

100 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (1902 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Alan Mak

Felix Chong

Fullplot:

A trio of police officers conduct surveillance on a listed company.

Triple Tap

Triple Tap

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-06-30

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

118 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (1002 Reviews)

Director:

Tung-Shing Yee

Cast:

Writer:

Tin Nam Chun (screenplay)

Ho Leung Lau (screenplay)

Tung-Shing Yee (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Champion competitive marksman Ken comes across an armored van robbery. He sees a policeman held hostage and shoots and kills four of the robbers. One of the robbers escapes and the policeman survives. The case is handled by Jerry Chang, whom Ken knows from having recently beaten him in a shooting match. Ken is found not guilty in court. Soon after, Ken is attacked by the escaped robber Pang Tao. Their confrontation reveals a very different background story and brings about a myriad of lies and traps and changes in relationships as Jerry and Ken try to outsmart each other.

Mr. and Mrs. Incredible

Mr. and Mrs. Incredible

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-02-03

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

China, Hong Kong

Runtime:

100 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.4 (409 Reviews)

Director:

Vincent Kok

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Min Hun Fung (screenplay)

Vincent Kok (screenplay)

Fullplot:

In ancient China, a husband and wife, both of them retired superheroes, contend with the high cost of living, infertility, and other contemporary life issues.

Don't Go Breaking My Heart

Don't Go Breaking My Heart

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-03-31

Languages:

Cantonese, Mandarin

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

115 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (945 Reviews)

Director:

Johnnie To

Genres:

Romance

Cast:

Writer:

Ryker Chan

Jevons Au Man-Kit

Ka-Fai Wai

Nai-Hoi Yau

Fullplot:

An original twist on an eternal triangle, where secret crush and unrequited love take on altogether newfangled meanings of their own.

Overheard 2

Overheard 2

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-08-18

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong, China

Runtime:

121 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (1026 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Felix Chong

Alan Mak

Fullplot:

Sien nui yau wan

Sien nui yau wan

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-04-28

Languages:

Cantonese, Mandarin

Countries:

China, Hong Kong

Runtime:

100 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.7 (913 Reviews)

Director:

Wilson Yip

Genres:

Fantasy

Fullplot:

Tax collector Ning, a clumsy and easily frightened man, doesn't have any money and decides to stay overnight in an abandoned temple. Little does he know that the temple is haunted. He meets a very beautiful lady who seduces him, but he doesn't know that she is a ghost, usually not leaving any man alive...

Drug War

Drug War

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-04-04

Languages:

Mandarin, Cantonese

Countries:

China, Hong Kong

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(6384 Reviews)

Director:

Johnnie To

Cast:

Writer:

Ka-Fai Wai (screenplay)

Nai-Hoi Yau (screenplay)

Ryker Chan (screenplay)

Xi Yu (screenplay)

Fullplot:

After losing control of his car and crashing into a local restaurant, a man loses consciousness on the street. Later, while working on a case, the police's anti-drug division captain, Zhang Lei (Honglei Sun), realizes that the man in the crash is drug lord Tian Ming (Louis Koo). In order to avoid the death penalty, Tian Ming helps the police put a stop to the entire drug trafficking circuit, but just as soon as the police are ready to make a large bust, Tian Ming makes a decision that shocks everyone involved.

The White Storm

The White Storm

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-12-05

Languages:

Cantonese, English, Thai

Countries:

China, Hong Kong

Runtime:

140 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (1357 Reviews)

Director:

Benny Chan

Cast:

Writer:

Benny Chan (screenplay)

Manfred Wong (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Three lifelong friends working in the Hong Kong Police Department's Narcotics Bureau get caught up in a case with Southeast Asia's most powerful drug lord, but when the sting operation fails, they are forced to make a devastating decision - two can live, but one must die. Five years later, the two vow revenge for their fallen friend, but when they end up competing against each other for their own lives, will brotherhood be sacrificed again?

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